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by ronnie1985 » Sun May 20, 2012 7:39 am
Every political philosopher of the early twentieth century who was either a socialist or a communist was influenced by Rosa Luxemburg. No one who was influenced by Rosa Luxemburg advocated a totalitarian state.
If the statements above are true, which one of the following must on the basis of them also is true?
(A) No early-twentieth-century socialist political philosopher advocated a totalitarian state.
(B) Every early-twentieth-century political philosopher who did not advocate a totalitarian state was influenced by Rosa Luxemburg.
(C) Rosa Luxemburg was the only person to influence every early-twentieth-century political philosopher who was either socialist or communist.
(D) Every early-twentieth-century political philosopher who was influenced by Rosa Luxemburg and was not a socialist was a communist.
(E) Every early-twentieth-century political philosopher who did not advocate a totalitarian state was either socialist or communist.


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by ihatemaths » Sun May 20, 2012 7:56 am
D? OA please

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by jimmyjimmy » Mon May 21, 2012 10:04 am
now i think A is the one..OA??
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by ice_rush » Mon May 21, 2012 12:47 pm
I'd go with (A) on this one. Denial of (A) trashes the conclusion.

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by justharsha » Tue May 22, 2012 2:58 pm
A is the answer

A: Since every socialist political philosopher is influenced by Rosa Luxemberg and everyone influnced by Rosa Luxemberg did not advocate the totalitarian state, this is true
B: The passage only says that every socialist or communist philosopher was influenced. Dont know about others
C: The passage only talks about Rosa Lunxemberg. No mention of other influences
D: Again, dont know about everybody he influenced. All we know is that every socialist and communist was influenced
E: There is no evidence about everybody who was against the totalitarian state. No mention of others outside the socialist and communist groups.